Well, the animation is great, the colors are super dramatic (in an awesome way), and my favorite part is the little twinkle when the light on the blade meets the hilt.

The thing that strikes me as weird, maybe just a stylistic choice, is how very spherical her breasts are, despite being clothed - like, there's even an undercut on the right one (her left). Other than that, she looks great, I love the subtle animation on the more taught fabric!

Thanks for all the comments and favs, I really appreciate it. I won't address the creative decisions and flaws in the piece since it's a gift-art, but it's very interesting to read other artists' opinions! And happy new year, all!

Really great, but here right (our left) hand seems a little weird, the pinky finger looks like a little claw.and the arm seems a little off compared to the rest of the picture because it moves the least.

Definitely in my top 5 faves from the secret santa thing this year. The windy motion is very convincing. I love what you did. The simple coloring makes it even more impactive.

My only question is the contrast difference between foreground and background. Obviously a creative decision, but I wonder if it would all "connect" better if the bg had black shadows too, or at least more closely shared the fg's contrast range.